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Jul-05-2022,
12:24pm
John Kelly
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Week #94 ~ Aura Lee (Old Time)
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Two quite different versions, especially in tempo, gents. Nice to see the tune revived after six years, with your plinky banjo style delivery being...
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Jul-05-2022,
12:01pm
Simon DS
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SF Bay Area Teacher
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Drop in at Gryphon, 211 Lambert, Palo Alto and ask them? Maybe telephone first.
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Jul-05-2022,
3:50am
John Kelly
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Finish Repair?
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Since it is a 1919 model, now just over 100 years old, let it wear its wrinkles and scars with pride! They are signs of a life well...
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Jul-04-2022,
11:45pm
Simon DS
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Another Original Tune
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I’m gald you lkie it. This format works for em! ;)
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Jul-04-2022,
10:03am
Simon DS
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Another Original Tune
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You paste it here set, mandolin tab, A4 paper, SUBMIT, and then download a pdf with notation and TAB. http://www.mandolintab.net/abcconverter.php ...
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Jul-04-2022,
9:45am
Simon DS
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Jethro Burns Warmup Thing Question
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Really appreciate you guys sharing your Jethro Burns. Many Thanks. I’ve written the exercise in what I’m hoping is G minor -still not 100% on the...
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Jul-04-2022,
12:38am
Simon DS
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Southern Italian Mandolin
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Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk
I remember in the 80’s in the Dolomites the music was very local-area specific. Each valley had it’s dialect and tunes, even certain instruments and...
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Jul-04-2022,
12:12am
Simon DS
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Another Original Tune
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Update! :) X:1 T: Riding the Teeling C:Don Grieser, 2022 N:HillbillyChamberMusic, N:https://youtu.be/rLpeL_wA-ZQ N:Played on MandolinCafe...
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Jul-03-2022,
2:28pm
Simon DS
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Jethro Burns Warmup Thing Question
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Thanks for the reminder, Bren. 1970’s. Yes, and sometimes the article talked about a jig and you really wanted a reel, so it was a 2 month wait! ...
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Jul-03-2022,
11:36am
Simon DS
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listing of rock songs w/mando
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Lots of high end and really interesting textures. Wondering if it was grandad who used to play the bass. And then the ironically played mandolin as...
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Jul-02-2022,
1:05pm
Simon DS
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Fly and Dodger (Liz Carroll)
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Nice playing Dusty. And thanks, nice rocking melody. I just tried this in A major/D major. Sounds great with the ringing open strings and fingering...
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Jul-02-2022,
12:36pm
John Kelly
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Fly and Dodger (Liz Carroll)
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I met this tune recently at a local fiddle workshop I was attending (with my guitar), Dusty. The tutor was teaching the class by ear - no sheet...
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Jul-02-2022,
4:20am
John Kelly
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Are either of these mandolines?
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
Both seem to have had the tuner plates cut to remove tuners - note the fixing screw positions. The teardrop-shaped instrument has a tailpiece made...
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Jul-02-2022,
3:52am
Simon DS
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Are either of these mandolines?
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Jul-02-2022,
12:31am
Simon DS
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Jethro Burns Warmup Thing Question
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Misplaced repeats? -You play the whole thing through to the double bar line. That’s 8 measures. Start at beginning again, now the whole thing...
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Jul-01-2022,
2:41pm
John Kelly
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High Clouds
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Fine playing and arrangement, Frithjof. Lovely location for walking, and those mountain huts are very inviting. You say there were no clouds in...
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30 replies
Jul-01-2022,
12:29pm
Simon DS
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High Clouds
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Lovely stately and purposeful rhythm Frith, nice job!
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Jul-01-2022,
11:39am
Simon DS
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Recommend me some Irish folk bands
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Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk
I think someone recently said never walk all over the singer with a mandolin, a bouzouki, octave, whistle… These guys do it all the time! ...
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Jul-01-2022,
5:45am
Simon DS
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A different version of Red Haired Boy
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Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk
Thanks, interesting and nice playing. Here’s a version I recorded a while back. I was in a phase where every tune I learned had to be in...
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4 replies | 366 view(s)
Jul-01-2022,
5:34am
Simon DS
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Bulldog Mandolins
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Builders and Repair
Nice!
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Jul-01-2022,
3:54am
Simon DS
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Southern Italian Mandolin
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Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk
Here's a set of lyrics from La Procidana, a song that can sound very beautiful and romantic to a non-Italian speaker. Indeed, there are vast...
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74 replies | 33916 view(s)
Jul-01-2022,
3:31am
Simon DS
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David Grisman licks from his interview 'The Story of Crusher'
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Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants
Nice one Roland! I’m actually starting to understand the Blues. Many thanks.
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5 replies | 470 view(s)
Jun-30-2022,
3:45pm
Simon DS
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Recommendation for mandolin lessons in USA
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Good luck, lots of great places to go to. :) One bit of advice is that people are generally very friendly and open, but at the same really don’t...
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5 replies | 358 view(s)
Jun-30-2022,
2:01pm
Simon DS
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Italian folk music on mando
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Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk
Thanks Mick, some nice links there. Here are a couple of playlists for La Ciapa Rusa, referenced in the above .abc file. (Thanks Brian). I use...
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Jun-30-2022,
4:11am
John Kelly
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"The SAW TT (Theme Tour)" Stop #1 " Family "
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It must have been fun having a family band playing great medleys like this, Frank.
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Jun-30-2022,
1:53am
Simon DS
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Anyone tried this mandolin-friendly guitar tuning?
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General Mandolin Discussions
One cure for jangly courses is to replace the high octaves with slightly heavier strings -if the neck can handle the slightly increased tension....
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Jun-29-2022,
11:42am
John Kelly
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How to “woodshed”
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Not an expression I have heard used in my experiences of playing here in Scotland.
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Jun-29-2022,
4:38am
Simon DS
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How to “woodshed”
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Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks
My great grandmother used to say to us: ‘You carry on like that and you’ll be spending the night in the garden shed’. Or: ‘you’ll be out there with...
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Jun-28-2022,
9:53pm
Simon DS
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Anyone tried this mandolin-friendly guitar tuning?
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General Mandolin Discussions
I had my ‘70s Sigma 12 string tuned like that using an electric bass string to get the right tension/tone. Had to get a medium and light set of...
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Jun-28-2022,
9:35pm
Simon DS
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listing of rock songs w/mando
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Rock, Folk Rock, Roots Rock, Rockabilly
Don’t make me have to choose between Bluegrass and Heavy Metal, JourneyBear. :)) -Because I love both of them. Oriental music? Love that too....
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